Disability Week 2021

Officer Lead:

Alice Goode - Vice President Wellbeing & Diversity

8-12 November 2021

Being disabled is not all doom and gloom! Throughout this week, I will be focusing on celebrating disabled joy and success, as well as raising awareness on disability issues and the lived experiences of disabled people. It's a week of breaking down barriers, increasing understanding, and showcasing the differences within the disabled community.

I'll be bringing you a variety of events from a Zoom chat with two freelance creatives working in journalism and fashion, to a panel discussion on chronic pain with one of our very own researchers, Anica Zeyen, and Disability Looks Like Me - a fashion show taking place in Medicine on Friday 12 November.

There's much more planned so keep an eye on my social media @rhsuwellbeing and the news articles linked below for more details and ways to get involved.

For more information on my campaign week or to chat about anything disability-related, please feel free to pop me an email at VPWellbeingDiversity@su.rhul.ac.uk.

News

Disability Week 2021 Round-Up

Tue 23 Nov 2021

VP Wellbeing & Diversity Alice Goode takes a look back on all the ways you celebrated her Disability Week campaign - which was all about demonstrating that disabled people live full, happy lives just like everyone else.

Get Ready for Disability Week!

Fri 05 Nov 2021

Join VP Wellbeing & Diversity Alice Goode as she celebrates disabled joy and success, as well as raising awareness on disability issues and the lived experiences of disabled people.

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Events

Disability, Success and the Workplace: 8th November 7pm - 8pm; Zoom; Join this chat with Claudia Walker from Able Zine and Emily Sorrell from Dazed 100, who are bringing disability issues to the fore.

Panel Discussion: The Disabled Experience led by Anica Zeyen: 9th November 6pm - 7:30pm; Shilling Auditorium; Anica Zeyen, Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Sustainability at Royal Holloway, will be leading this panel discussion about the Disabled Experience and things we wish non-disabled people knew.

Survival Guide: How to Thrive at University with a Disability: 10th November 9am - 5pm; Online; Check out Alice Goode's Instagram @rhsuwellbeing, where she'll be sharing tips and tricks of all the things that she's learnt about being a disabled person at university. Together you'll create a survival guide and amplify disabled voices!

Disability Careers Support Day: Employability Workshop: 11th November 10am - 11am; EWD Event Space; Simon Mantel from the University Careers service will give you some tips for applying for jobs if you have a disability or additional needs.

Change 100 - Top Tips on Making a Good Application: 11th November noon - 12:45pm; Zoom; Leonard Cheshire is a charity whose aims are to reduce the barriers to independent living, learning and working that people with disabilities face around the world. They'll be talking to you about change.

Change 100 - One-to-One Appointments: 11th November 1pm - 3pm; Zoom; Book a 15-minute one-to-one to speak to a Change 100 recruiter if you would like to find out more about the range of paid summer work placements, professional development and mentoring available.

MedsBevs: Disability Looks Like Me: 12th November 7pm - 2am; Medicine; In a special event for VP Wellbeing & Diversity Alice Goode's Disability Campaign Week, we're bringing you a Disabled Fashion Show before your usual MedsBevs evening of music and great drinks deals!